Dong Chinese dictionary

mì

secret, mysterious

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound.

Components

礻 Meaning component

shì

show

礻 is a component form of 示.

必 Sound component

bì

surely

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

mì

mysterious, secret, abstruse

mì

variant of 秘[mì]

Most common words with 祕

Sources